> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Leen de Braal <ldb at braha.nl> wrote: >>> m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >>>> Michael Eager wrote: >>> >>>>> House-built, Gigabyte MB, AMD Phenom II X6, 6Gb RAM. >>>> >>>> Any chance the problem's with the video card? >>> >>> Video is on the MB. It doesn't seem likely that it's >>> the video, since the system doesn't respond to network >>> when it crashes. >>> >>> It could be anything. That's why I'm looking for >>> something that would give me a bit of a hint what >>> to look at. With an infrequent failure, it's not >>> practical to replace components piecemeal. >> >> While you open the case, check for the bulging capacitor problem. >> Will have the effect you describe, freezing up the system so that even >> bios routines don't work (your fans). >> If that's the case, replace mainboard. >> > > > Or replace the CAPS if you're not afraid of a soldering iron :) Very often resulting in a damaged board, because you damage the via's when pulling the caps. But it is worth a try. > > > > -- > Kind Regards > Rudi Ahlers > SoftDux > > Website: http://www.SoftDux.com > Technical Blog: http://Blog.SoftDux.com > Office: 087 805 9573 > Cell: 082 554 7532 > -- L. de Braal BraHa Systems NL - Terneuzen T +31 115 649333 F +31 115 649444